Rule 2.505. Contracts with vendors
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.505
Current text effective January 1, 2007.
#(a) Contract must provide access consistent with rules
The court's contract with a vendor to provide public access to its electronic records must be consistent with the rules in this chapter and must require the vendor to provide public access to court records and to protect the confidentiality of court records as required by law or by court order.
(Subd (a) amended and lettered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as part of unlettered subd effective July 1, 2002.)
#(b) Contract must provide that court owns the records
Any contract between the court and a vendor to provide public access to the court's electronic records must provide that the court is the owner of these records and has the exclusive right to control their use.
(Subd (b) amended and lettered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as part of unlettered subd effective July 1, 2002.)
#History
Rule 2.505 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 2075 effective July 1, 2002.
What this rule requires
Document Filing Requirements
The court's contract with a vendor to provide public access to its electronic records must be consistent with the rules in this chapter and must require the vendor to provide public access to court records and to protect the confidentiality of court records as required by law or by court order.
Any contract between the court and a vendor to provide public access to the court's electronic records must provide that the court is the owner of these records and has the exclusive right to control their use.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.